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Old 10-24-2012
Append code in a file without opening it

Hi,

is it possible to append some codes in a file without opening it.

Basically i am working on a script that will add a variable's value in a file (contained within a directory).
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Old 10-24-2012
use
Code:
echo "$var" >> file

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Old 10-24-2012
I assume that by "without opening", you mean without opening the file in a screen editor such as vi,etc..
You could use:
Code:
echo "$var" >> file

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